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Beers of Bayern (Bavaria) Trivia Quiz

The state of Bayern (Bavaria) in Germany has a long brewing tradition with distinctive local types of beer. Here are 10 questions about Bavarian Beer.

A multiple-choice quiz by pericles34. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
pericles34

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
296,144

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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412

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the largest beer festival in the world? Hint

Cannstatter Wasen

Hannover Freimarkt

Bremen Freimarkt

Oktoberfest

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Question 2 of 10

2. What Bavarian brewery is the oldest in the world? Hint

Erdinger

Spaten

Paulaner

Weihenstephan

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Question 3 of 10

3. What Bavarian brewery was founded by the monks of the Neudeck ob der Au cloister? Hint

Lowenbrau

Erdinger

Paulaner

Spaten

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the type of beer Brauerei Heller in Bamberg, Bayern is most famous for brewing? Hint

Stout

Rauchbier

Pilsner

Bayern Pale Ale

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Question 5 of 10

5. What Bavarian beer was sold in the United States, according to its jingle, to be drank with good friends because "tonight is kind of special"? Hint

Paulaner

St. Pauli Girl

Beck's

Lowenbrau

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Question 6 of 10

6. According to the Duchy of Bayern's Reinheitsgebot (Beer Purity Law) of 1516 only three ingredients can be put in beer. Which of the following CANNOT be used in the making of beer? Hint

Hops

Barley

Rice

Water

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the oldest brewery within the city limits of Munich? Hint

Paulaner

Augustiner Brau

Ayinger

Erdinger

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Question 8 of 10

8. What brewery in Bayern makes the renown Celebrator Doppelbock, winner of the 2005 Platinum Medal at the World Beer Championships? Hint

Erdinger

Ayinger

Spaten

Paulaner

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the first Pilsner to be brewed in Bayern? Hint

Beck's

Lowenbrau

St. Pauli Girl

Spaten

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Question 10 of 10

10. What brewery claims to be the largest weissbier (wheat beer) brewer in the world? Hint

Ayinger

Erdinger

Paulaner

Franziskaner

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the largest beer festival in the world?

Answer: Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest began in Munich, Bayern in 1818. Today it is the most famous and largest beer festival in the world. In 2007 6.2 million visitors drank 6.9 million liters of beer. (I was one of the visitors and several of the liters that year).

2. What Bavarian brewery is the oldest in the world?

Answer: Weihenstephan

Weihenstephan was a monastery founded in the eighth century. It began brewing beer in 1040.

3. What Bavarian brewery was founded by the monks of the Neudeck ob der Au cloister?

Answer: Paulaner

Paulaner began brewing in 1634.

4. What is the type of beer Brauerei Heller in Bamberg, Bayern is most famous for brewing?

Answer: Rauchbier

Rauchbier is "smoked beer." The grains are smoked over a fire prior to the brewing process. The smoked flavor is similar to hickory or "smoked" gouda. It is definitely an acquired taste.

5. What Bavarian beer was sold in the United States, according to its jingle, to be drank with good friends because "tonight is kind of special"?

Answer: Lowenbrau

Lowenbrau means "Lion's Brew." The "tonight is kind of special" ad campaign ran in the 1970s and 80s. Vince Neil credits the spelling of Lowenbrau as why there are umlauts in Motley Crue.

6. According to the Duchy of Bayern's Reinheitsgebot (Beer Purity Law) of 1516 only three ingredients can be put in beer. Which of the following CANNOT be used in the making of beer?

Answer: Rice

Reinheitsgebot allowed only water, barley and hops (the active ingredient, yeast, was not mentioned as most brewers relied on wild yeasts in open vats. The Reinheitsgebot continued to be the law of not only Bayern but also German after Unification in 1871.

This destroyed many local specialties from the North of Germany and led to the virtual monopoly of Pilsners in the North of Germany. It has since been replaced by the similarly written Provisional German Beer Law of 1993.

7. What is the oldest brewery within the city limits of Munich?

Answer: Augustiner Brau

Augustiner began brewing in 1328 and brews as much as 90 million liters a year.

8. What brewery in Bayern makes the renown Celebrator Doppelbock, winner of the 2005 Platinum Medal at the World Beer Championships?

Answer: Ayinger

The Celebrator Doppelbock was the highest rated doppelbock at the 2007 World Beer Championships.

9. What was the first Pilsner to be brewed in Bayern?

Answer: Spaten

The Spaten-Brauerei was founded in 1397.

10. What brewery claims to be the largest weissbier (wheat beer) brewer in the world?

Answer: Erdinger

Erdinger is brewed in Erding, Bayern which is about 40 miles north east of Munich. Erdinger began brewing in 1888.

Source: Author pericles34

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